Ukip MEP Patrick O’Flynn resigns role over Farage attack

A senior Ukip MEP who described Nigel Farage as “snarling, thin-skinned, aggressive” man has resigned as economics spokesman, the party said today.

Patrick O’Flynn expressed “sincere regret” at the comments made in an interview with The Times last week, in which he warned that Mr Farage was making the party look like a “personality cult”.

A Ukip spokesman declined to say whether Mr O’Flynn made the decision of his own volition or if he was forced to stand down. He met MrFarage earlier today, an encounter that culminated in his resignation.

The MEP, a former political editor of the Daily Express, said that it was “appropriate” for him to stand down as economics spokesman but added that he hoped to continue to play an active…